Best Skin Products for Men

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Read How Skin Care & Grooming Go Hand In Hand For Men By Dr Alek Nikolic

Read why choosing the correct grooming products for men is vital for your skin care regime. Being a male and in the cosmetic medical industry I need to take care of my skin and appearance.

It will do me no good treating patients and advising them on skin care and skin regimes while my skin looks full of pores, blemishes and imperfections. Don’t get me wrong I am a typical guy who wants to do the least possible to save time when applying my skin care regime but I also want to see the results. So max effect with minimal fuss. Dr Alek Nikolic

Most of us assume that skin care is different for men and women either because we believe that our skins are different and behave in different ways or that men do not take care of their skins or believe in the marketing that men should only use male specific products.

The truth is that our skins behave in the same way and as a result require the same ingredients to help treat skin concerns such as wrinkles, pores, breakouts, pigmentation, fine lines, and the natural ageing process. Dr Alek Nikolic

In fact irrespective of age and gender we should have a basic skin regimethat includes a cleanser for your specific skin type and beneficial active ingredients such as Vitamin C, resveratrol, BHA, and AHA. Furthermore I do believe that men do want to look good for their age and that they do want to take care of their skins. Why shouldn’t men also have clear pigment free complexions and have skins that glow?

Looking at my skin care regime above one can see it does not include a whole host of products or steps or so called male skin products so my aim in this article is to highlight some basic necessities when it comes to male skin care, grooming and what vital ingredients/products to look out for.

Top Product Choices For Men:

This should be the number one step in any skin care regime including for all men. Yes I know I sound like a stuck record but without adequate and effective sunscreen then no matter what we place on our skins will go to waste. The biggest culprit we have for red sensitive skin, pores, pigmentation and ageing is UV damage. Use a SPF 30 or higher that contains zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide every day even if it is overcast.

This is a vital step and often overlooked by men. Does any of this sound familiar? ‘I wash my face in the shower’, ‘I’ll just splash some water on my face’ or ‘I’ll just use some soap’ if so then read on. A good cleanser gets rid of dirt and helps to prepare the skin for grooming and for skin care products including your sunscreen. This is your next important step after getting a good sunscreen. Bar soaps tend to strip the skin of natural oils and cause damage to the skin’s natural barrier and pH level.

Oily and/or Skin Pores:

Most men can get away from using a moisturiser during the day if the serums mentioned below give adequate hydration. However at night my advice is to look for a moisturiser that has ingredients to help repair the skin from the day’s environmental assaults.

Concern: Ageing Skin, Sun Damage and Wrinkles

Concern: Red Bumps

You can effectively treat breakouts, ingrown hairs and redness or inflammation seen after shaving with salicylic acid (BHA) based products. These products work to help smooth out rough or bumpy skin and the salicylic acid also helps to reduce oiliness and/or pores.

Concern: Persistent or Sudden ‘Spot’

Concern: Shaving

The best time to shave is immediately following your shower as washing your face with warm to hot water will help soften the hairs which will make your shave smoother and less irritating. Apply a gentle shave gel. Use a clean fresh razor and shave with the direction of your hair growth.

I was told by an expert barber that we should shave down once on the face, then up and then finally down again while on the neck we do it vice versa. It also helps to rinse your razor often in clean hot running water. Dr Alek Nikolic

I hope you found the above article valuable and that it will help motivate you to add proper skin products and ingredients to your skin care regime. Please feel free to send me any comments or questions on skin products and skin regimes.

Dr Alek Nikolic

Dr Alek Nikolic was born in South Africa and received his MBBCh (Wits) in 1992 and in 2000 he received his MBA (UCT). He has been in private practice for 24 years and is the owner of Aesthetic Facial Enhancement, which has offices in Cape Town.

Dr Nikolic specialises in aesthetic medicine and is at the forefront of the latest developments in his field. He is very driven and has lectured extensively and has performed live demonstrations throughout South Africa and Internationally including Bangkok, Rome, Paris, Monte Carlo, Prague, and Warsaw. Dr Nikolic’s focus is on skin care, skin ingredients and cosmetic dermatology treatments such as lasers, chemical peels, Botox, and Dermal Fillers. He has performed over 20 000 procedures to date and as such is responsible for training numerous medical practitioners both in South Africa and internationally.

Dr Nikolic is one of the founding members of the South African Allergan Medical Aesthetic Academy and chaired its inaugural launch in 2012. The Allergan Academy provides essential training to keep up with the latest technology in aesthetics. Dr Nikolic holds the advisory position of Allergan Local Country Mentor in Facial Aesthetics and is the Allergan Advanced Botox and Dermal Filler Trainer. He is Vice President of the Aesthetic and Anti-Aging Medicine Society of South Africa (AAMSSA) and is an Associate Member of the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS).